JAKARTA - The President of the United States (US) Donald Trump is inflamed. China is again the reason for the anger of the 46th president of the United States.
According to Trump, the trade agreement that the US has made with China no longer matters so much. Trump's view is influenced by China's role in the spread of COVID-19.
Trump has indeed often blamed China and held the country responsible for failing to control the virus that has spread throughout the world.
"The trade deal is now less important to me. Not as important as when I made it," Trump said as quoted by Bloomberg, Friday, July 24.
The Phase 1 trade agreement drawn up in January 2020 focuses on China's purchases of US goods, increasing US access to China's financial services market, and some intellectual property issues.
China pledged to increase purchases of US agricultural produce and manufactured goods, energy and services by US $ 200 billion over two years as part of a Phase 1 trade deal.
However, Trump said the COVID-19 pandemic had changed his view of the agreement. Trump also complained that the US had to close down its economic activities to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Trump has taken a number of measures designed to punish the Chinese government, including efforts to limit political freedom in Hong Kong and the detention of an estimated 1 million Muslim minorities.
Most recently, Trump ordered China to close its consulate office in Houston, the fourth largest city in the US. The move poses one of the biggest threats to diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The US State Department said the closure measures were taken to protect intellectual property and personal information of the United States. China has vowed its revenge.
However, Trump has indicated he does not want to escalate tensions and has ruled out additional sanctions for now against a number of top Chinese officials.
The escalation of the conflict with China could create new pressure on the US economy which has been hit by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. And it might cancel Trump's trade agreement with Chinese President Xi Jingping.
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